FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

The United States of America, acting through its

attorneys, charges: I. DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFENSE

1. Seafood Incorporated of Henderson, Louisiana is

hereby made a defendant on the charge stated below.

2. Beginning as early as 1980 and continuing

thereafter until at least late 1993, the exact dates beingunknown to the United States, the defendant and others enteredinto and participated in a combination and conspiracy to suppressand eliminate competition by fixing, maintaining, stabilizing andsuppressing the prices paid for crawfish in unreasonablerestraint of interstate trade and commerce, in violation ofSection 1 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1). 3. The charged combination and conspiracy consisted of

a continuing agreement, understanding and concert of action among

the defendant and co-conspirators, the substantial terms of whichwere to fix, maintain, stabilize and suppress the prices paid forcrawfish by, among other things: (a) agreeing to establish the prices paid for crawfish; and (b) agreeing to adhere to the established prices. 4. For the purpose of forming and carrying outthe charged combination and conspiracy, the defendant andco-conspirators did those things that they combined and

conspired to do, including, among other things:

(a) participating in discussions about the prices of crawfish;

(b) agreeing, in the course of

those discussions, on the prices they would pay

fisherman and farmers for

crawfish; (c) agreeing, in the course of

those discussions, that the

agreed upon prices would go into effect on a certain

date; (d) agreeing to adhere to the established prices; and

(e) monitoring and enforcing

compliance

-2- with the agreements to adhere to the established prices. II. DEFENDANT AND CO-CONSPIRATORS

5. Seafood Incorporated of Henderson, Louisiana

is a corporation organized and existing under the laws ofthe State of Louisiana with its principal place ofbusiness in Henderson, Louisiana. Seafood Incorporated ofHenderson, Louisiana is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Southern Seafood of Louisiana, Inc. Between approximately

1987 and 1991, Seafood Incorporated of Henderson,Louisiana was also known as Seafood Incorporated andAcadiana Fresh Seafood, Incorporated. The name SeafoodIncorporated of Henderson, Louisiana as used in thisinformation describes the corporation under its former and

present names. During the time period covered by this

information, Seafood Incorporated of Henderson, Louisianawas engaged in the business of buying, selling, processingand peeling of crawfish and crab products nationwide. 6. Various individuals and corporations, notmade defendants herein, participated as co-conspirators inthe offense charged and performed acts and made statementsin furtherance thereof. 7. Whenever in this information reference is

made to any act, deed or transaction of a corporation, the

allegation means that the corporation engaged in the act,

-3-deed or transaction by or through its officers, directors,agents, employees or representatives while they wereactively engaged in the management, direction, control ortransaction of its business or affairs. III. TRADE AND COMMERCE

8. The business activities of the defendant and

co-conspirators that are the subject of this informationwere within the flow of, and substantially affected,

interstate trade and commerce.

IV. JURISDICTION AND VENUE

9. The combination and conspiracy charged in

this information was carried out, in part, within the

-4-Western District of Louisiana, within the five yearspreceding the filing of this information.